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Summary: I've wasted the past two hours of my life!
Review: I'm sorry. Did I read the same book that everyone else reviewed? This book was horrible. Dorris DeMaio was right on. This book deserves less than zero stars!From the very beginning I was scratching my head over historical inaccuracies and, excuse me, a duke decides after less than a day to marry a street urchin who picks his pocket and then shoots him? There was no chemistry between the characters and none of it makes sense. I may not be an expert in Regency England, but come on! I've read enough books to know that men can't bring women to live in their bachelor home without causing some talk. They certainly don't allow their fiancés to steal jewelry from guests at a ball without making an effort to return it! Geez, where are the morals in these people?! Also, peers definitely don't marry compulsive thieves! Five-year-old children do not eat in the main dining room with the adults and servants do not call a duchess "ma'am" the first time they meet them. It's "your grace," or "duchess," but never "ma'am." This book bothered me from the first page and about page 150 I just about lost it! Since when is the phrase "pre-wedding jitters" appropriate in a Regency novel? And a 5-year old who talks like he's thirty? How does a kid who's grown up on the streets learn to speak like he's been raised with the best tutors? The dialogue was ridiculous, inane, boring, and completely improbable. Arg. I could go on and on. This book was just atrocious. Don't waste your money!
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Summary: An incredible fairy tale romance
Review: Kristen has grown up in the streets since the age of five, becoming a skillful pickpocket to provide for herself and her little brother. Then one day she has the good luck to be caught picking the pocket of Trevor Claremont, the Duke of Chatsworth. It was good luck because, after she accidentally shoots him in the shoulder, he promises not to turn her in to the law as long as she agrees to become his wife. Now this is where the story begins to stretch one's credulity. Why would a wealthy duke need (or want) to blackmail a THIEF to become his wife? Most dukes would be a lot more concerned about a potential wife's breeding and background than this one appears to be. His reasoning--that he needs a wife quickly to placate his ailing grandmother--just doesn't ring true when the grandmother turns out to be a cranky old woman whose complaints seem to amuse Trevor rather than cause him to worry. However, if you can ignore some of the mistakes in logic and historical accuracy, you may find yourself enjoying the story. (I always did like fairy tales as a child!) It is obvious that Trevor loves Kristen; however, his own loveless childhood has taught him to distrust people. The idea of a marriage bargain without involving love is his way of avoiding the pain of the inevitable rejection. Kristen doesn't want to admit to loving Trevor either, because she knows that he doesn't truly love or even trust her. The best part of the book is after their marriage as the duke and his duchess explore their physical feelings for each other and--together with her brother and the grumpy grandmother--begin to function as the caring family that neither has had before. But a malevolent force just around the corner will test their courage and determine their destiny.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: Kristen Johnstone was caught when she tried o pick the pocket of Trevor Claremont, Duke of Chatsworth. He gave her the choice between jail or marriage to him. Trevor was in need of a wife immediately and had no qualms about forcing the lovely Scot into the role. He even took in Kristen's five-year-old brother, Hagan, and paid off her abusive step-father, Ned. But the attraction he felt for the little thief grew into love.... An awesome story with several obstacles for the two lovers to overcome! Many twists and turns that held me riveted and unable to tear myself away from the story! Highly recommended!
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